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Old 07-21-2008, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by gtscayman View Post
You're probably right - if memory serves me correct the BMW guys said that their motor was essentially good for a rebuild after qualifying! And the number of turbo's used per season, for a two car team, was somewhere north of 120. Nice pic btw!
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Originally Posted by beez View Post
The Object of your affection:

Here's a picture of the Tag-Porsche F1 turbo V6 from the Historical display at the Charlotte Parade... The Prost McLaren MP4/3 is in the background.

That 1060 HP was achieved by running 58 psi of boost, so it's pretty clear that in qualifying trim, the motor was probably right on the edge of explosion...



brad

I wonder if that would fit in my CS? I would certainly want to turn the boost down for say, just a measley 600hp.
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